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Summary: The best thing that ever happened to me
Review: I'd just like to say that I am a 15 year old girl who was just on the fringes of obesity. That's right, WAS. Thanks to this book, I've lost 70 pounds and currently going for the last few pounds. I couldn't believe it myself but the way the clothes fit (as well as the new ones I was forced to purchase:) and the compliments I get tell me that it MUST be true. It has changed my life. I was so unhappy before and didn't feel pretty enough or good enough. I wanted to end my life for awhile but decided that it wasn't worth doing over something that I COULD change. (It's never worth it btw) So I did change. And now I'm one happy and smaller hourglass girl! :) I know I must sound like an infomercial but I swear it's all true. If you are thinking about getting this book, I suggest you do because you will be happier and very proud of yourself.
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Summary: What planet is this guy from?
Review: Jackowski's basic premise is that your exercise method should be based on your body shape, which is a pretty interesting idea. However, his emphasis on how "bad" popular forms of exercise such as aerobic dance and walking are wears thin very quickly, and just doesn't hold much water. Both aerobic dance and walking can raise a person's heart rate to a level that will cause weight loss if they're performed regularly; Jackowski claims that neither of these exercises will cause weight loss for most people because they aren't effective exercises for most body shapes. The only exercises he actually recommends with any enthusiasm are jumping rope and riding an exercise bike. As a matter of fact, I thought if I read one more word about the damn jump rope I was going to have to throw the book at the wall. Contrary to his belief, jumping rope is NOT an ideal exercise for many people; if he were female, or if he had actually talked to any females before he wrote a book whose readership is probably 90% female, he'd realize why. The only reason I gave this book two stars instead of one is that he makes a few good points; however, I hope the 2-star rating doesn't actually encourage anyone to buy the book, because it seems to me that the ultimate result of following Jackowski's advice is that readers will become completely bored with jumping rope or riding a stationary bike and quit exercising altogether.
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Summary: Good for some people
Review: This book is more targeted for people looking to tone, and loose weight. My goal is to increase lean muscle mass, and this offered little if any information on that. Also Jackowski has some sort of fasination with the jump rope, and i've always thought of it as the most fustrating and boring excersize of all time. But his formula's are pretty accurate, so its not a complete waste of money.
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Summary: This
Review: This book was only written for the author's self-promotion, and that of his company. His theories often make no sense, and are never supported with scientific or documented empirical proof. Of course certain pieces make (common) sense, but you can find many much better fitness and weight-control books. Don't bother about this one.
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